Federal Register #10240286

National Park Service Information Collection Renewal for Disease Reporting and Surveillance

The National Park Service (NPS), under the Department of the Interior, is seeking public comment on the renewal of its information collection for public health disease reporting and surveillance in national parks. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Interior - National Park Service (NPS) - OEMs and Vendors: - No commercial OEMs or vendors are referenced; only NPS and Department of the Interior as government entities - Products/Services Requested: - Renewal of information collection activities - Utilizes NPS Form 10685 (Concession Employee Illness Report) - Utilizes NPS Form 10686 (Tour Vehicle Passenger Illness Report) - Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (DRSS) for early warning and response - Estimated 390 annual respondents (individuals, households, private sector) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Information collection is voluntary - Focused on gathering data about illness symptoms, duration, and location within national parks - Supports timely public health response and outbreak detection - No procurement of products or services; this is a notice regarding information collection requirements

Description

The National Park Service (NPS), part of the Department of the Interior, is proposing to renew an information collection related to public health disease reporting and surveillance. This involves the use of Forms 10685 and 10686 to collect data on symptoms, illness duration, and location to help public health staff respond to health and safety incidents in national parks. The Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (DRSS) provides early warnings of possible outbreaks to enable timely public health actions. The collection is voluntary and targets individuals, households, and the private sector with an estimated 390 annual respondents.

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